Small Business Articles

We’ve featured many of you on the pages — and covers — of Cleaner since it first hit your doorsteps 29 years...

Starting a new business, or even expanding an existing business, often brings with it the need for some added financing. Hopefully, you...

As a small business owner who operates a range of service vehicles, perhaps you write off certain overhead costs as expenses for...

We need drain cleaning professionals! Plans are moving full-speed ahead for Water & Wastewater Equipment, Treatment & Transport (WWETT) show in Indianapolis Feb....

Nobody wants to deal with unhappy, difficult or angry customers. However, in most cases the company representative taking an angry call is...

Leslie is the owner of a drain cleaning company, a business she inherited from her father. Back in the day, her father...

During the economic woes of 2008, right when he bought Drain Line Services in Louisville, Ky., Steve Dabney says he held on...

Drawing in new customers while holding onto existing clientele is a constant — and growing — challenge for any business, but there are...

Small businesses across the country still face difficulties from the economic crash of 2008. But there’s good news on the horizon. New...

Many companies are social media savvy, but social media marketing is still relatively new and unknown — and sufficiently time-consuming — that...

Do you want to class-up your drain cleaning and plumbing operation? Now you can. Mercedes wants small business owners and contractors to...

A cluttered office is no small matter. An unruly office can send clients — and employees — the message that you’re sloppy...

A study of five years of fleet management data by a telematics provider shows companies can be more efficient and serve customers...

Have you ever called up one of your competitors, assumed a fake voice and asked, “How much do you charge?” Go ahead....